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Herman Thomas Davis
Los Angeles Dodgers
Outfield
Born: March 21, 1939, Brooklyn, NY
Signed: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent before 1956 season
Major League Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers 1959-1966; New York Mets 1967; Chicago White Sox 1968; Seattle Pilots 1969; Houston Astros 1969-1970; Oakland Athletics 1970; Chicago Cubs 1970; Oakland Athletics 1971; Chicago Cubs 1972; Baltimore Orioles 1973-1975; California Angels 1976; Kansas City Royals 1976
Died: April 3, 2022, Phoenix, AZ (age 83)
He'd ultimately spend time playing for ten different franchises, but Tommy Davis is best remembered as a two-time batting champion with the Dodgers and a catalyst for the team's 1963 World Series victory. Davis spent only eight seasons with the Dodgers, but those were the most productive of his career. He was a three-time All-Star in 1962 and 1963, and won the league's batting title in both those seasons with .346 and .326 marks respectively. Davis also led the league in hits (230) and RBIs (153) in 1962, finishing in third place for league MVP honors behind Willie Mays (#250) and teammate Maury Wills. In November 1966 he was dealt to the Mets, beginning an odyssey that would take him to nine different teams over the next decade. He was the opening day left fielder for the 1969 expansion Pilots in their one and only year playing in Seattle.
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Building the Set
March 6, 2022 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards - Babylon, NY) - Card #507
This is the 23rd of 102 cards acquired for our set from the Baseball Card Sports Memorabilia Show, affectionately known as The Philly Show, held in the basement of the Valley Forge Casino Resort in King of Prussia in early March. We went nuts and left the show needing only 12 more cards to complete our 1965 Topps set, and I wrote about the show in detail over at The Phillies Room. Having wandered aimlessly among the dealer tables looking for binders with vintage commons, I decided to check to see if Uncle Dick's had refreshed their inventory following the December show, during which I had wiped out both their 1965 Topps binders. Much to my pleasant surprise, they had. This Davis card was a surprisingly low $4 and was one of 49 commons purchased in my triumphant return to Uncle Dick's and his replenished neon green binders.
Depending on my ability to compose five posts a week on the cards acquired at this show, I should be completely caught up on this blog by mid-October. It's entirely feasible we complete our 1965 Topps set by the end of 2022, although nine of the remaining 12 cards needed are fairly expensive.
The Card / Dodgers Team Set
Due to the lack of new photos of Davis from the 1965 season (see below), Topps used this exact same photo for Davis' 1966 Topps card. The cartoon highlight on the back justifiably celebrates his two batting titles from 1962 and 1963.
1965 Season
This was to be a forgotten season for Davis as he broke his ankle in a game against the Giants on May 1st as a result of an awkward slide into second base. He'd miss the bulk of the season and the World Series, returning in the final regular season game on October 3rd as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning. Davis had to watch from the sidelines as the Dodgers went on to win the World Series in seven games against the Twins. His replacement in left field, Lou Johnson, had a career year and Johnson was apparently forever grateful to Davis for breaking his ankle.
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First Mainstream Card: 1960 Topps #509
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (17): 1960-1972, 1974-1977
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2013 Panini Golden Age #95
152 - Davis non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 5/2/22.
Sources:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
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